Liquor sales license
We handle your liquor sales license with the city hall, with the Consejo Comunal's approval and all documents in order. From $250.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- Liquor stores, bodegones, corner groceries, restaurants, bars, tascas and distributors that will sell or serve alcoholic beverages and need their liquor license in order with the city hall
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Review of the premises' distances and zoning under your municipality's ordinance.
- Support in getting the Consejo Comunal's approval (minutes of the citizens' assembly).
- Request for the provisional permit, if your city hall grants one.
- Building and organizing the case file.
- Handling the liquor sales license with the city hall.
- Review of your registration with SENIAT, if your type of operation requires it.
Does not include
- The patente, zoning compliance and compliance certificates themselves (separate services, if you don't have them).
- The fire department and health certificates (separate services). We can handle it separately:Fire department →
- The city hall's fees, revenue stamps and taxes, which are paid separately.
- The Consejo Comunal's approval (the community decides): we go with you, but we don't guarantee it.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 7.
- RIF (Venezuelan tax ID), Registro Mercantil (Commercial Registry) record and the representative's cédula (Venezuelan national ID card)
- Document for the premises (title or lease)
- Business license (patente) and municipal compliance certificate
- Fire department and health certificates
- Details for the distance and zoning certificate
- Approval from the area's Consejo Comunal
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
We review your premises
Distances, zoning and prior documents.
We do this - Step 2
We go to the community
We go with you to get the Consejo Comunal's approval.
We do this - Step 3
We build the case file
We organize it and request the provisional permit if it applies.
We do this - Result
Done
We handle your liquor license with the city hall and you're selling in good standing.
You receive it
It depends on the city hall, the opinion of the Consejo Comunal (local community council) and having the prior documents ready (patente, fire department, health, distance rules); we give you an estimate when we start.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The city hall's fees. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment covers our handling of the liquor license. What you pay us, professional fees from $250 to check distances, support you with the Consejo Comunal, build the case file and handle the license. It goes up depending on municipality and type of sale (retail, wholesale or on-premises consumption)
Any missing prior documents and the city hall's fees and revenue stamps are paid separately The lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I sell liquor without a license?
The law provides for confiscation of the merchandise and closure of the premises for ten days; if it happens again, the closure is permanent.
Why is the Consejo Comunal involved?
The law requires the city hall to grant the license with the favorable, binding opinion of the area's Consejo Comunal.
Can I open while the license is in process?
Some city halls issue a provisional permit; we request it if your ordinance allows it.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $250, covers full handling; the city hall's fees and revenue stamps are separate.
Do I need the patente first?
Yes. The law requires both a liquor license and a patente to sell liquor.
About this procedure
The Licencia de Expendio de Especies Alcohólicas, which everyone calls the liquor license, is the permit the city hall gives you to sell or serve alcoholic beverages on your premises: liquor store, bodegón (specialty food and liquor shop), corner grocery, restaurant, bar or tasca (Spanish-style tavern). The Ley de Impuesto sobre Alcohol y Especies Alcohólicas (Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Tax Law) is clear: liquor can only be sold at establishments that have their liquor license and their patente (business license). Selling without it leads to confiscation of the merchandise and closure of the premises, and if it happens again, the closure is permanent.
And it isn't a stand-alone procedure. The same law requires the municipality to grant the license with the favorable, binding opinion of the area's Consejo Comunal (local community council), so before you get to the city hall you have to go through the community. Then come the premises' distances from schools, hospitals, places of worship and other protected sites, zoning, the fire department (Bomberos), health (Sanidad), the municipal compliance certificate and the patente itself. Each city hall regulates it through its liquor ordinance, and some issue a provisional permit while the final license comes through. A missing document or a poorly drafted set of community minutes is what leaves the case file stuck for months.
We map out the whole path for you: we check that your premises meet the distance and zoning rules, go with you to get the Consejo Comunal's approval, organize the folder, request the provisional permit if your city hall issues one and handle the final license. If your operation requires it, we also review your registration with SENIAT (Venezuela's tax and customs authority). The price starts at $250 and is adjusted to your municipality and the type of sale. A lawyer reviews your case and confirms it with you before we start, no strings attached.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley de Impuesto sobre Alcohol y Especies Alcohólicas (Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Tax Law; amended by Decree No. 1.418) · Reglamento de la Ley de Impuesto sobre Alcohol y Especies Alcohólicas (Regulations of the Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Tax Law)
- It's a municipal procedure. The requirements, distances, fees, validity period and provisional permit vary with each city hall's liquor ordinance, and we confirm them when we start.
- The Consejo Comunal's approval is binding. We go with you, but the decision belongs to the community.
- It requires prior documents. Patente, compliance certificate, fire department and health.
- Registration with SENIAT applies depending on your type of operation; we review it in your case.
- Fees and revenue stamps are separate.
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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